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Pakistan condemns attack at Kabul guesthouse

Xinhua, May 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned an attack on a guesthouse in Kabul that killed 14 people including two Pakistani nationals.

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack late Wednesday when people including foreigners were gathered for a cultural show.

"Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Park Palace Hotel in Kabul last night that killed a number of civilians, including two Pakistani nationals who were working in Afghanistan, "the Foreign Ministry said.

"Our deepest sympathies and condolences go to the families of the deceased," the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

"Such deliberate attacks on innocent civilians are highly condemnable and cannot be tolerated. Terrorism is our common enemy, " he said in a statement.

The spokesman said that comprehensive and coordinated measures are imperative to root-out this menace from the region, adding Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

The UN mission in Kabul said that the attack on the Park Palace hotel in Kabul killed 14 civilians and injured several others. Reports suggested that one U.S citizen and two Indian nationals were also among the dead. Endi